Australian Embassy

France

Embassy address: 4, rue Jean Rey 75724 Paris Cedex 15 - Telephone : 01 40 59 33 00 - Fax : 01 40 59 33 10. Visa Enquiries telephone (Europe Service Center): +33 (0)1 82 88 23 04, Mon-Fri 10am to 5pm

Australian Cultural Affairs in France

Click here for contact details for various Australian businesses, organisations and associations.
Should you have any other enquiries regarding Public Affairs, please contact info.paris@dfat.gov.au

Touring choirs and orchestras

The Australian Embassy in Paris does not host concerts for visiting school choirs and orchestras.

Please click here to download information about alternative venues in France.

Australian Indigenous Culture

Major organisations

Useful websites

Naidoc

Background to the National Apology and the full text of the formal apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples.

Quai Branly Museum

Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct

The Australian Embassy in Paris would like to draw attention to the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct, recently endorsed by the Cultural Ministers Council in Australia. Members of the Indigenous Australian arts industry are expected to have signed-up to the Code by early 2010, after which the Embassy will give preference to working with Australian commercial entities that are signatories to the Code. Whilst only Australian individuals and companies can become signatories to the Code, the Embassy strongly encourages all those involved in the sale of Indigenous Australian art in France to respect the principles outlined therein.

The Code is the result of a 2007 inquiry into the Indigenous visual arts industry by the Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications, Information Technology and Arts. Undertaken in response to reports of unscrupulous conduct in the industry, in particular reports of unfair and unethical treatment of Indigenous artists, the Code aims to promote fair trade practice, through the establishment of strict provisions that commercial dealers and galleries will be asked to sign up to.

The Code Administration Committee, comprising industry representatives with secretariat support from DEWHA, will administer the Code and determine which Australian commercial entities are granted signatory status. The status of dealers/galleries can be confirmed with the Code Administration Committee Secretariat (Email: IndigenousArtCode@arts.gov.au).

For more information on Code please visit the Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct website.

Australia France Foundation (AFF)

The Australia France Foundation was created in 1989 as the major element of Australia’s official contribution to the celebration of the Bicentenary of the French Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

The Foundation’s mission is to strengthen France-Australia relations and mutual understanding by building long-term relationships between institutions and people to improve knowledge and understanding of Australia in France across a wide range of fields.